Arthur Staple tweets that Kabanov being sent down isn’t a punishment and that the organization is trying to get him more minutes. Staple notes that Kabanov wasn’t able to lock down a top-six role with the Sound Tigers.

Kabanov tallied nine points (2 G, 7 A) in 32 games for the Sound Tigers in 2012-13. He had one goal in 2 games for the Sound Tigers this season.